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Forest losses in Asia-Pacific alarm FAO

Access to technology and knowledge about forests is necessary for communities and smallholder farmers to achieve sustainable forest management and halt deforestation. A new report by the FAO (UN Food...

29 Feb 2016

Forest losses in Asia-Pacific alarm FAO

News / Food & Agriculture

OECD and FAO see likely end to period of high agricultural prices but urge vigilance

The recent period of high agricultural commodity prices is most likely over, say the OECD and FAO in their latest 10-year Outlook. But the two organisations warn of the need to be vigilant as the prob...

5 Jul 2016

OECD and FAO see likely end to period of high agricultural prices but urge vigilance

News / Food & Agriculture

Nepali farmers get renewable supply of ‘green’ fertiliser

For centuries, Nepalese farmers have been mixing the dung and urine of their buffaloes, cows and goats with vegetable compost to make solid manure. But scientists and agricultural development experts ...

22 Oct 2015

Nepali farmers get renewable supply of ‘green’ fertiliser

News / Corporate Responsibility

Why millennials are driving the sustainable brand revolution

Millennials are more environmentally and socially conscious than older generations, and if companies want to cash in on their rising purchasing power or retain young, talented workers, they have to s...

30 Jun 2016

Why millennials are driving the sustainable brand revolution

News / Food & Agriculture

Wilmar's zero-deforestation update gets mixed reviews

...smallholders, such as helping them access affordable fertiliser and building traceability systems they can use. Despite these measures, Wilmar's Goon acknowledged that much remains to be done, includi...

25 Jan 2016

Wilmar's zero-deforestation update gets mixed reviews

News / Food & Agriculture

Malaysian state eyes 100 per cent certified palm oil by 2025

...smallholders to some of the biggest palm oil companies. “ Research shows that productivity of producers, especially smallholders, can increase dramatically after certification, allowing Sabah to gain...

1 Jun 2015

Malaysian state eyes 100 per cent certified palm oil by 2025

News / Food & Agriculture

Indonesian officials resist movement to end deforestation for palm oil

...smallholders union, took aim at those assertions. They portrayed the pact, known as the Indonesia Palm Oil Pledge (IPOP), as an important milestone on the road toward sustainability for an industry wh...

8 Sep 2015

Indonesian officials resist movement to end deforestation for palm oil

News / Food & Agriculture

In Indonesia, corporate commitment to sustainable palm oil

...smallholders in supply chains and protection of local tenure rights.” He gave the example of high carbon stock (HCS) commitments, that will likely be embraced by major corporate groups as a way to mee...

29 May 2015

In Indonesia, corporate commitment to sustainable palm oil

News / Policy & Finance

Malaysia: Najib launches National Policy on Biological Diversity 2016-2025

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Monday launched the revised National Policy on Biological Diversity to guide biodiversity management over the next 10 years from 2016. The policy emphasise...

24 Feb 2016

Malaysia: Najib launches National Policy on Biological Diversity 2016-2025

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Palm oil shows need for socially aware research

In recent weeks, I attended two events that prompted me to start inspecting the labels of cosmetics, detergents and packaged foods in my house. I was looking for evidence of palm oil products, in resp...

21 Jun 2016

Palm oil shows need for socially aware research

News / Carbon & Climate

As Indonesian forests burn, new anti-fire agency feels heat

...smallholders who use slash-and-burn practices to clear land cheaply. Peaty soil, found in many parts of Indonesia, is particularly flammable when dry, often causing fires to spread beyond their intend...

4 Apr 2016

As Indonesian forests burn, new anti-fire agency feels heat

News / Policy & Finance

Indonesia loses flagship case against company accused of burning

Round two, industry. Four months after Indonesia’s Supreme Court ordered an oil palm grower to pay a record $26 million for cut-and-burning forest in Aceh, a different firm has been acquitted of a sim...

8 Jan 2016

Indonesia loses flagship case against company accused of burning

News / Food & Agriculture

Can superfoods boost the planet’s health, too?

It can seem like new health food fads pop up every week — fads that often fade as quickly as they appear. Two gaining steam lately, though, may be worth a longer look: baobab and moringa. Traditional ...

30 May 2016

Can superfoods boost the planet’s health, too?

News / Food & Agriculture

What can nearly 12,000 ‘orphan crops’ do to address the nutrition gap?

...smallholders." Can IP restrictions on the genetically modified crop varieties be avoided or managed to make them available and affordable to small-holders and local farming operations? Diran Makinde,...

14 Oct 2015

What can nearly 12,000 ‘orphan crops’ do to address the nutrition gap?

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Time for fire solutions

...smallholders. The laws that allow them to burn land must be reformed immediately. However we also need to recognise that enforcement here is less effective, as alternatives to fire for land developmen...

29 Sep 2015

Time for fire solutions

Press Releases / Olam International

New agri-business alliance gets its sights on 2030 UN SDG targets

Thirty-six leading agri-business companies have today launched the Global Agri-business Alliance (GAA) in Singapore. Their aim is to collectively tackle the major environmental and social challenges f...

19 Sep 2016

New agri-business alliance gets its sights on 2030 UN SDG targets

News / Food & Agriculture

Champions wage war on wasted food

Governments, businesses and citizens’ groups are joining forces to try to put some beef into efforts to cut food loss and waste in a world facing growing hunger. Almost a third of all food produced gl...

25 Jan 2016

Champions wage war on wasted food

News / Food & Agriculture

Malaysia, Indonesia set up palm oil council

...smallholders. Najib said the council would be headed by a chief executive whose name would be unveiled at the official ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 15. On the government level, he said, Ministe...

12 Oct 2015

Malaysia, Indonesia set up palm oil council

News / Carbon & Climate

Indonesia investigates 10 firms over smog-causing forest fires

...smallholders for the fires, but they have been criticised by green groups for not doing enough to stop the haze or the rampant deforestation and destruction of carbon-rich peatlands in Indonesia.

9 Sep 2015

Indonesia investigates 10 firms over smog-causing forest fires

Press Releases / RSPO

Sabah aims for statewide certified sustainable palm oil: Global first

...smallholders and independent farmers who normally find it difficult to secure international standard certification. Sabah is now laying the groundwork to asses all possibilities, by bringing together...

29 May 2015

Sabah aims for statewide certified sustainable palm oil: Global first

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